Removing location icon from map in SH3
 

It would be vary nice to be able to dead recon with SH3. I have looked at threads but have found nothing or over looked it. It is a nice feeling and good challenge to think you know your location especially being chased.Any help.

Capt. Plank

Welcome aboard Captain Plank! :sunny:

It's an interesting thought, but I'm sorry to say I can't offer any specific suggestions in this regard. I know some mods remove the trails but I'm uncertain as to which (if any) completely remove the icon. That being said, someone may come along and point you in the right direction. Good luck!

Cheers mate, welcome to the forums! :]

I have no modding experience at all regarding the Silent Hunter series, but as far as I remember, all the map icons are TGA files, right? To my knowledge, there is no mod that completely removes the icons, but by editing the appropriate TGA file for your sub's symbol and editing the alpha channel, it should at least be possible to create a kind of "dirty fix". So the icon would be there, but not visible because the alpha channel renders the whole symbol to be transparent.
However this would probably lead to problems when plotting a course, simply because the game itself always knows your position and even if you don't see the symbol, the plot always begins at the position of your boat... :hmmm:

Apart from that, that's indeed an interesting thought, having to keep track of your own position...

WELCOME ABOARD! :sunny:

I'm sorry. I've looked everywhere I could think of, including my own files. I know there was a mod that did exactly what you're asking, but I just can't find it. I'm hoping someone who uses it will turn up with the answer.

@ Plank! Welcome to SubSim, :salute:

Thanks to Admiral Vernon this can be enjoyed a wee bit longer. Thank you

If your sub icon were to be gone, the challenge would be to plot exactly where you are right?
Well you would need a sextant for that I believe and I'm almost positive I have seen a sextant mod somewhere or other.
Don't know if its something I have crossed in regard to SH4 or 5 though.
You have Piqued my interest, I've joined the hunt for this.

***UPDATE***

found this...
http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/down...do=file&id=724

"Peeked?"

Peaked?

I don't think it is possible in SH3 due to how the environment is made.
A flat world and sun and moon that revolves around the world your in.

Piqued, as in "to pique," meaning "to arouse, excite, provoke."

"When I peeked at my portfolio and saw my stocks had peaked, it really piqued my curiosity about the mysteries of Wall Street."

http://www.mtdesk.com/Piqued,+peeked,+peaked

:D

I will now resume repressing my inner English teacher.

Ok I was wrong, As far as I'm aware you can download this to get what you are after....

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/show...ght=RealNavMod

And thanks for the English lesson. Next time I will just type "you have aroused me"

It's a common mistake, especially in written English. We have too many words that sound exactly the same and are *almost* interchangeable, but not quite. And I may have just misspelled "interchangeable." :hmmm:

I'm not sure that will pique Steve's interest anywhere near as much. :haha: :O:

More than likely not

Here's a suggestion: accidentally press CTRL-leftmousebutton somewhere (on the map). ;)